Heartburn post sleeve

[Sleeved in NYC 2]

Pre-surgery I was prescribed Pantoprazole by the gastroenterologist who did my endoscopy. I kept taking it through surgery and recovery. (I'm not almost 4 months post-op)

Anyhow, even though I was still mindlessly taking the Pantoprazole, I assumed my heartburn had gone away because now I eat nothing compared to what I ate pre-surgery. But once my Pantoprazole ran out, I started getting heartburn again like the old days.

Anyone else experience this? Will I have to take Pantoprazole for the rest of my life?

I understand why I had frequent heartburn when I was 400 pounds and ate everything that wasn't nailed down but I'm confused about why I still have heartburn now post-op.

Any advice is really appreciated. Thank you!

[Jobber 321]

Are there certain foods that are making this happen? Do you journal so you can try and correlate the type of food with the issues? I am 4 months post op and I finished my Pantoprazole a month ago and haven't had any issues, but then again, I'm eating so much better now than I had presurgery. Just curious if you have notices if there's specific things that set you off.

[GradyCat 3,697]

I've had the experience that you expected. I had GERD and took Omeprazole for years. Now ever since WLS I no longer have GERD or heartburn and don't need it anymore and haven't taken it for 7 months.

[Sleeved in NYC 2]

1 hour ago, Jobber said:

Are there certain foods that are making this happen? Do you journal so you can try and correlate the type of food with the issues? I am 4 months post op and I finished my Pantoprazole a month ago and haven't had any issues, but then again, I'm eating so much better now than I had presurgery. Just curious if you have notices if there's specific things that set you off.

Thanks. Heartburn seems to have started once I stopped taking the Pantoprazole. So now I don't know if its just been masking my heartburn all along or if its something else. I haven't started eating anything differently than what I've been eating ever since the operation.

[GreenTealael 25,579]

Speak with your Surgeon/Team about this

[johnedwin 80]

one of the biggest culprits to causing heartburn is soda....

[Tracyringo 503]

I have Gerd and it was immediate after surgery. I halved the dose of my PPI 6 weeks ago and am hoping to be able to get off of it. I have read that a BMI of 25 or less can help with getting rid of Gerd .

[Nonnaof4 54]

On 7/26/2019 at 2:06 PM, GradyCat said:

I've had the experience that you expected. I had GERD and took Omeprazole for years. Now ever since WLS I no longer have GERD or heartburn and don't need it anymore and haven't taken it for 7 months.

That's awesome yours went away!! I was looking into the sleeve, but after doing some research and talking to my Dr it looks like bypass is my best option. I've heard/read that the sleeve can make GERD much worse.

Keep up the amazing work on your journey.

[johnedwin 80]

i had the worst type of heartburn/ gerd for years took nexium for years everyday for it. would always wake up clearing my throat coughing due to reflex that came up when i was sleeping..but after the sleeve and significant weight loss plus the addition of a adjustable bed so my head is way above my stomach has helped that i stopped taking my nexium..